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AI in Indian Fashion in 2026: What's Actually Happening, and What It Means for Handmade
Craft

AI in Indian Fashion in 2026: What's Actually Happening, and What It Means for Handmade

Myntra's Maya, Nykaa on ChatGPT, AI try-on, the Alia Bhatt AI-image row and India's labelling rules, plus how to check a handmade piece i...

30 October 2026
India's Ethnic Wear Market in 2026, in Numbers: Market Size, the Big Brands and What Handwork Really Costs

India's Ethnic Wear Market in 2026, in Numbers: Market Size, the Big Brands and What Handwork Really Costs

How big India's ethnic wear market is, why estimates differ, the latest Manyavar, ABFRL and Sabyasachi numbers, handloom census data, and...

30 October 2026
Cannes 2026: The Indian Stars, the Sarees and the Designers Behind Them
Sarees

Cannes 2026: The Indian Stars, the Sarees and the Designers Behind Them

Alia Bhatt in Tarun Tahiliani, Huma Qureshi in Shanti Banaras, Aditi Rao Hydari in JADE, Diana Penty in Manish Malhotra: Cannes 2026's sa...

30 October 2026
India Couture Week 2026 Highlights: Every Show, From Hyderabad to the Devi Finale
Bridal

India Couture Week 2026 Highlights: Every Show, From Hyderabad to the Devi Finale

India Couture Week 2026 recap: Anamika Khanna in Hyderabad, Masaba's first bridal line, Rohit Bal's Dastkar, Rahul Mishra's Devi finale, ...

30 October 2026
Indian Designers in Paris, 2026: Rahul Mishra's Devi, Manish Malhotra's Couture Debut, and What It Signals

Indian Designers in Paris, 2026: Rahul Mishra's Devi, Manish Malhotra's Couture Debut, and What It Signals

Rahul Mishra's Devi, Manish Malhotra's couture debut, Vaishali S's handloom Swayam, AFEW and AK|OK in Paris: what India showed in 2026, a...

30 October 2026
The Haseena Dupatta Pairing Guide: 14 Looks, What Each Costs, and the Colour Logic Behind Them
Fabrics

The Haseena Dupatta Pairing Guide: 14 Looks, What Each Costs, and the Colour Logic Behind Them

Which dupatta goes with which Haseena set: the 14 pairings our descriptions name, set and dupatta prices, each look's total, and the colo...

28 October 2026
The Haseena Palette: Marigold, Mehendi Green, Rose and Silver
Weddings

The Haseena Palette: Marigold, Mehendi Green, Rose and Silver

The colours of our Haseena collection: marigold and saffron, mehendi and emerald greens, berry and dusty rose, beige, silver, copper tiss...

28 October 2026
Haseena Handwork: Mirror Work, Marodi, Moti and the Craft Behind the Collection
Craft

Haseena Handwork: Mirror Work, Marodi, Moti and the Craft Behind the Collection

How Haseena is embroidered: what mirror work, marodi, moti, cutdana, resham and aari are, and exactly which pieces in the new collection ...

28 October 2026
Vintage Bollywood Fashion: The Golden-Age Looks That Still Shape How We Dress
Sarees

Vintage Bollywood Fashion: The Golden-Age Looks That Still Shape How We Dress

Madhubala's anarkali, Sadhana's churidar, Mumtaz's orange saree, Pakeezah: the golden-age Hindi film looks, who designed them and why the...

28 October 2026
Introducing Haseena: A Collection for the Woman You Remember
Kurta sets

Introducing Haseena: A Collection for the Woman You Remember

Haseena is our new collection: kurta sets, sharara sets, a cape set and dupattas in Chanderi, silk and organza, inspired by old Hindi fil...

28 October 2026
How Gen Z Is Reinventing Indian Wear: Sneaker Sarees, Mum's Almirah and Thrift
Sarees

How Gen Z Is Reinventing Indian Wear: Sneaker Sarees, Mum's Almirah and Thrift

How Gen Z is wearing Indian clothes: sarees with sneakers, mum's sarees reworn, thrift, handloom, chatpata dressing and gender-fluid drap...

27 October 2026
The 2026 Indian Wedding Season in Numbers: Dates, Spending and What the Data Actually Says
Weddings

The 2026 Indian Wedding Season in Numbers: Dates, Spending and What the Data Actually Says

CAIT's latest wedding season estimate, where the money goes, the Nov–Dec 2026 muhurat dates, destination wedding data, and what it means ...

27 October 2026
Bridal Lehenga Trends 2027: What the 2026 Runways Tell Us About Next Year's Brides
Bridal

Bridal Lehenga Trends 2027: What the 2026 Runways Tell Us About Next Year's Brides

Our 2027 bridal forecast from India Couture Week and Lakmé Fashion Week 2026: lighter lehengas, deeper reds, saree brides, revived craft ...

27 October 2026
Indian Fashion Trends 2027: 9 Forecasts From the 2026 Runways
Weddings

Indian Fashion Trends 2027: 9 Forecasts From the 2026 Runways

Indian fashion trends for 2027, forecast from India Couture Week and Lakmé Fashion Week 2026: corsets, deeper reds, liquid metallics, coo...

27 October 2026
Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI 2026: The Shows That Mattered, and 6 Trends for Wedding Season
Weddings

Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI 2026: The Shows That Mattered, and 6 Trends for Wedding Season

Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCI 2026 recap: Péro, Suneet Varma's Kashi, Manish Malhotra, Anushree Reddy, AM.IT, Ladakh, and 6 trends for this w...

27 October 2026
How to Wear a Saree in Winter (Without Hiding It Under a Coat)
Weddings

How to Wear a Saree in Winter (Without Hiding It Under a Coat)

How to wear a saree in winter without hiding it: full-sleeve blouses, silk and Banarasi drapes, thermals that don't show, capes, shawl dr...

26 October 2026
What to Wear to a Rajput Wedding: A Guest's Guide from the Tilak and the Baan to the Baraat, the Toran and the Pheras
Weddings

What to Wear to a Rajput Wedding: A Guest's Guide from the Tilak and the Baan to the Baraat, the Toran and the Pheras

Guest outfits for a Rajput wedding: the poshak and odhni, the tilak and baan, the sword-and-safa baraat, the toran, the pheras, and which...

26 October 2026
What to Wear to a Buddhist Wedding in India: A Guest's Guide to Ambedkarite, Ladakhi and Sikkimese Weddings
Weddings

What to Wear to a Buddhist Wedding in India: A Guest's Guide to Ambedkarite, Ladakhi and Sikkimese Weddings

Guest outfits for Buddhist weddings in India: why the couple may wear white, Ambedkarite, Ladakhi and Sikkimese customs, khatas and vihar...

26 October 2026
What to Wear to a Naga Wedding: A Guest's Guide to Kohima, Dimapur and the Church Day
Weddings

What to Wear to a Naga Wedding: A Guest's Guide to Kohima, Dimapur and the Church Day

Guest outfits for a Naga wedding in Kohima or Dimapur: church modesty, the mekhala and tribal shawls explained, tribe-by-tribe customs an...

26 October 2026
What to Wear to an Arya Samaj Wedding: A Guest's Guide to the Havan, the Saptapadi and the Lunch After
Weddings

What to Wear to an Arya Samaj Wedding: A Guest's Guide to the Havan, the Saptapadi and the Lunch After

Guest outfits for an Arya Samaj wedding: a short daytime Vedic ceremony around the havan fire, shoes off, safe sleeves and dupattas, and ...

26 October 2026
What to Wear to a Colleague's Indian Wedding: Boss, Client & Office Friend
Sarees

What to Wear to a Colleague's Indian Wedding: Boss, Client & Office Friend

Invited to a colleague's, boss's or client's Indian wedding? How dressy to go, colours to skip, the office-to-reception switch, gifts and...

22 October 2026
What to Wear to a Wedding in Varanasi: Ghats, Galis, the Ganga Aarti and Banarasi on Home Turf
Wedding guests

What to Wear to a Wedding in Varanasi: Ghats, Galis, the Ganga Aarti and Banarasi on Home Turf

What to wear to a Varanasi wedding: Banarasi on home turf, modest layers for the Ganga aarti and temples, flat shoes for ghat steps, warm...

22 October 2026
Jungle Resort Wedding Outfit Ideas: What to Wear in Corbett, Ranthambore and Kabini
Wedding guests

Jungle Resort Wedding Outfit Ideas: What to Wear in Corbett, Ranthambore and Kabini

What to wear to a jungle resort wedding: muted colours for the safari, bright ones for the functions, covered legs at dusk and layers for...

22 October 2026
What to Wear to a Khasi Wedding: A Guest's Guide to Shillong, the Church and the Jainsem
Weddings

What to Wear to a Khasi Wedding: A Guest's Guide to Shillong, the Church and the Jainsem

Guest outfits for a Khasi wedding in Shillong: church modesty, the jainsem and jymphong explained, kwai and the ksiang, and how to layer ...

22 October 2026
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